Oil-feeder.



No. 783,343. PA-TENTED FEB. 21, 1905. H, W. WILLIS & J. OGONNELL.

OIL FEEDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 30, 1904. v

nuentow 13 i humus UNTTED STATES Patented February 21, 1905.

PATENT Prion.

HENRY WV. lVlLLIS AND JOHN OCONNELL, OF JAMESTOW N, NEW YORK;

OIL-FEEDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,343, dated February 21, 1905.

Application filed August 30, 1904. Serial No. 222.734.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that we, HENRY WV. l/VILLIS and J OHN OCONNELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Feeders; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in means for controlling the feed of oil, and is particularly adapted for use in oil-cups for delivering oil to the parts of machinery.

It consists in an oil-feeding mechanism provided with an oil-outlet, a rocking member for more or less closing said outlet or for entirely closing the same, and means for controlling the extent of movement of the rocking member, capable of holding the same in an adjusted position.

It also consists in an oil-feed-controlling mechanism made up of an oil-containing receptacle having an outlet-passage, a comparatively shallow seat surrounding the end of the said outlet-passage, a ball-valve mounted onsaid seat, a stem projecting into said receptacle and overhanging the ball-valve, so as to control the extent of its movement on the seat, and means for holding the ball to one side upon the seat for permitting an uninterrupted flow of oil through the outlet-passage.

It also consists in certain other novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical central section through an oil-feeding mechanism. ig. 2 is a similar view of the lower part of the said mechanism, showing the ball-valve held to one side bythe valvecontrolling rod or stem.

This invention is adapted for use in feeding oil to all kinds of machinery, whether stationary, and therefore not subjected to much jarring action, or to movable machinery, which is subjected to considerable jarring and rocking movement.

The device may be used in connection with projecting portion 2 in its lower end, which is formed with a shallow curved seat 3 at the top, upon which the valve 4 rests. Extending downwardly from the bottom of the cup and through the projection 2'is an outlet-passage 5 for the contents of the cup. This passage may be led to any suitable point or to any part of a machine. The curvature of the seat 3 is such that the valve 4, which is preferably a ball or complete sphere of metal or other material, will be brought by gravity to a position closing the upper end of the passage 5, but when permitted to rest loosely upon said seat it can be rocked to one side of the opening by the jarring or rocking of the machinery in movement, so that thin or light oil would be fed in ample quantities to certain parts of machinery. To control the ballvalve in its action, a rod or piece 6 is mounted in the cap or cover 7 of the oil-cup and is provided with screw-threads 8, which engage a correspondingly-threaded aperture 9 in said cup, so that by turning the rod 6 it can be brought closer to or farther from the ball at any time. The upper orouter end of the rod 6 is provided with a hand-wheel 10, by which the said rod may be turned for reciprocating it within the cup. The rod 6 is also provided with a centralv bore or passage 11, through which a pin 12 extends. The pin 12 is threaded at its outer end, as at 18, for a short distance, the said threads engaging corresponding threads 14, formed in the bore 11 of the rod 6, while the outer end of the pin 12 carries a head 15, by which the pin may be turned. By turning the said pin it can be adjusted at any time in relation to the rod 6 and the ball-valve 4. The lower end of the rod 6 is provided with a concaved recess 16, which fits over the ball-valve 4. It will be observed that by screwing the rod 6 inwardly toward the ball the ball can be held tightly against the entrance to the outlet-passage 5, the curvature of the seat and the lower end of the rod forcing the ball-valve to a central point between the two. As soon as the rod 6 is adjusted to a higher position in the cup the ball-valve will be capable of rolling to one side or the other of the outlet-passage5 and to a greater or less distance therefrom in accordance with said adjustment. The rod 6 is always kept sufiicientl y close to the ball-valve to prevent its leaving the seat 3.

The lower end of the rod 6 is provided with a deep recess 17 to accommodate a finger or pin 18, carried by the lower end of the pin 12. When it is necessary to hold the valve to one side of the end of the passage 5as, for instance, when feeding veryheavy oils-the pin 12 is lowered by turning it until the finger 18 engages the rounded surface of the ball-valve 1. A continuation of the downward adjustment of said pin will'force the valve to one side to a greater or less degree, as illustrated, for instance, in Fig. 2. In this manner the ball can beheld continually away from the outlet-passage, so as to permit of an uninterrupted flow of oil through said passage. This is sometimes necessary, as above intimated, when feeding heavy oils which are very thick. When the oils are less thick and flow more freely, by raising the pin 12 the ball can be allowed to come a little closer to the opening 15 and prevent the oil from flowing into the same quite so rapidly. When it is desired to cut oil the flow of oil entirely, the pin 12 is raised and the ball-valve will seat itself upon the end of the passage 5 to prevent the flow of oil through the same. This may not be sufficient to entirely out off the oil if the cup is upon a moving machine and subject to rocking action, in which event the rod 6 is screwed tightly down upon the ball-valve for looking it against the outletpassage 5.

In using this device upon machinery which is subjected to a great deal of movement or motion of any kind or jarring, especially in feeding light oils, it may not be necessary to use the pin 12 to any great extent, for the rocking of the valve will be sufficient to continually remove it from the end of the passage 5, so that an ample amount of oilwill be permitted to pass through said passage. When the machinery is preferably stationary, however, and there is not suflicient jar to rock the valve 4, it becomes necessary to employ a pin 12 to move thevalve and hold it to one side of the outlet-passage and the degree necessary for feeding the kind of oil employed.

It will be observed that the mechanism is exceedingly simple and that it is effective for handling different grades of oil and adapting the feeding of said oil to the condition of the machinery, whether it be stationary, movable, or subject to jarring or the like.

Themechanism can be utilized at any point where it is desired to automatically control the feed of oil or other liquids through an outlet.

Having thus fully described our invention,

what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. An oil-feed-controlling mechanism comprising a shallow seat surrounding an outletopening, a movable valve mounted thereon, and means for controlling the extent of movement of the said valve upon said seat and capable of holding the same to one side of the outlet-opening.

2. A controlling mechanism for feeding liquids comprising a receptacle having an outletpassage and a concaved seat surrounding the entrance to said passage, a ball-valve resting upon the said seat and normally closing said passage, means for limiting the movement of said ball-valve on the seat and means for holding the valve to one side of the ou-tlet-opening.

3. A feed-controlling mechanism for liquids comprising a seat surrounding an outlet-passage, a spherical valve resting on said seat, a rod formed with a concaved portion extending over said valve and controlling the extent of movement thereof, and means for pushing the valve to one side for opening the outletpassage.

4. A controlling mechanism for liquid-feed.- ing devices comprising a receptacle formed with a discharge-passage and a concaved seat surrounding the same, a sphericalvalve mounted on said seat, a rod arranged above the said spherical valveand formed with a concaved end portion for limiting the movement of the valve and a reciprocating pin held by the said rod having a finger for pushing the valve to one side.

5. A liquid-discharge-controlling mechanism comprising a concaved valve-seat surrounding a discharge-opening, a spherical valve resting thereon, a rod suspended above the valve and having a concaved end portion partially inclosing the same for limiting its movement or locking it in position, a reciprocating pin carried by said rod and formed with a laterally-projecting finger or pin for engaging the spherical valve and moving it and holding it to one side of the outlet-passage.

6. An oil-cup comprising a casing formed with an inwardly-projecting thickened portion at its lower end having an outlet portion extending through the same, and a concaved seat formed upon said projection and surrounding the outlet-passage, a ball-valve mounted on said seat, a cap for closing the cup, said cap having a threaded aperture, a rod mounted in said aperture provided with threads engaging the threads of the cap, a wheel for turning the rod so as to reciprocate it in the threaded aperture of the cap, the inner end of the said rod being concaved and extending above the ball-valve so as to limit the extent of its movement, a pin engagingthe central bore formed in said rod, the said pin having screw-threads for engaging corresponding threads in the said bore, a head for turning the pin, and a lateral finger carried by the inner end thereof and accommodated in a recess formed in the end of the rod, the pin when brought into engagement with the valve serving to hold it t one side of the outlet-passage.

7. Amechanism of the class described, comprising a receptacle having an outlet-passage, valve means for closing said passage, movable means for limiting movement of said valve means, and reciprocatory means mounted within said movable means and adapted to retain said valve means to one side of said outletpassage.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination with a receptacle having an outlet-passage, valve means secured contiguous to said passage for closing the same, adjustable means for controlling movement of said valve means, and reciprocatory means mounted upon said adjustable means for securing said valve in a position whereby said outletp'assage is opened.

9. A controlling mechanism for feedingliquids, comprising a concaved seat surrounding an outlet opening, movable valve means mounted upon said seat, revoluble members secured together for limiting the movement of said valve means on the seat and for holding the valve to one side of the outlet-opening.

10. A mechanism of the class described,comprising a receptacle having an outlet-opening, movable valve means assembled with said receptacle for closing said opening, an adjustable member for limiting movement of said valve means, and movable means positioned within said adjustable member for holding said valve means in a fixed position.

11. A mechanism of the class described,comprising a receptacle having an outlet-opening, rocking valve means positioned within said receptacle for closing said opening, means partially surrounding said valve means for limiting movement thereof. and means for holding the valve in an opened position.

12. A mechanism of the class described,comprising a receptacle having adischarge-opening, a movable valve mounted within said rece'ptacle for closing said opening, a cap, positioned upon said receptacle, an adjustable, tubular member carried by said cap for limiting movement of said valve means, and an adjustable member positioned within said tubular member for locking said valve in a fixed position.

13. A mechanism of the class described,comprising a receptacle having adischarge-opening, movable valve means positioned within said receptacle for closing said opening, a cap, carried by said receptacle, a longitudinallymovable, tubular member carried by said cap, and a reciprocatory member provided with an angular extension carried by said tubular member.

14. A device of the character described,comprising a receptacle having an opening, movable valve means positioned within said receptacle for closing said opening, an adjustable, tubular member carried by said receptacle for limiting movement of said valve means, and an adjustable, angular member carried by said tubular member for holding said valve means to one side of said outlet-opening.

In testimony whereof We hereunto afiix our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

HENRY W. WILLIS. JOHN OCONNELL. Witnesses:

F. R. PETERSON, CHARLES H. WIBORG. 

